Before I post my Top 10 albums of 2014, I need to do some clean-up here. And post a list of my top albums of, well, 2013. Finally. Gosh, I’m slow. So ashamed!
9. Bad Religion’s True North
8. Miracle Temple by Mount Moriah
Because of the, erm, timeliness of this, I’m just going to provide a list: No boring commentary this time. Maybe I’ll do better when I post—in a more timely fashion, I promise—my list for 2014.
Drumroll, please!
10. AM, Arctic Monkeys
7. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngboni Ba’s Jama Ko
6. Rule the World by Max Gomez
5. Coming Tide, Luke Winslow-King
4. Impossible Truth, William Tyler
3. Like a Rose by Ashley Monroe
2. Christian Kjellvander’s The Pitcher
And my favorite album of 2013 is was . . .
1. Southeastern by Jason Isbell
Honorable mentions: Honky Tonk, Son Volt; Set You Free, Gary Allan; Aheym, Kronos Quartet with Bryce Dessner; and San Fermin by San Fermin.